Pre-reading questions:
- Do you watch the World Cup?
- What sports do you play?
Vocabulary:
- paralyzed /PAR-uh-lahyzd/
- effort /EF-ert/
- mission /MISH-uhn/
- local /LOH-kuhl/
- handicapped /HAN-dee-kapt/
[adjective] inability to move or feel a part of the body
His arm was paralyzed after the accident.
[noun] an attempt to do something
Beth’s effort was recognized.
[noun] Any work that someone believes it is their duty to do
My mission in life is to finish college.
[noun] a person who lives in a particular area
He marries one of the locals in Vietnam.
[adjective] not able to use part of a body or mind because it has been damaged
She made an organization for handicapped people.
Abel Vera, whose legs are both paralyzed, gave a wheelchair to a Russian man. During the opening round of the FIFA World Cup in Red Square Moscow, Vera saw this man who put too much effort in his broken wheelchair. Together with his best friend Marcos, Vera attends the World Cup every year. They make it a mission to help a local in a country who is in need. Vera doesn’t consider himself a hero; he only loves to help handicapped people like him.
True or False:
- Abel Vera receives a wheelchair.
- Vera attends the World Cup every month.
- Marcos is the Russian man who received a wheelchair.
- FIFA World Cup is in Red Square Moscow.
- Vera sees himself as a hero.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| paralyzed | effort | mission | local | handicapped |
- Ayumi is a _______ from Osaka, Japan.
- Their ______ is to help the victims of cancer.
- She donates 10% of her salary for _______ people.
- Tony needs to make an _______ to pass the exam.
- Half of her body was _______ .